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… What started out so ominously last December when Michigan lost to Kentucky 96-79 is ending in a rage. The Wolverine cagers, who lost their last eight Big Ten games last season and started this year…

… last three conference games, dramatic- ally reversing the style that produced an 8-16 season last year and the outlooks of another dismal record this time around. And the Wolverines victims have not been…

… meek. After defeating Minnesota 105-92 for the second Wolverine victory over the Gophers this season and for their second road victory, Michi- gan went out to knock Purdue out of the race and…

… Northwestern almost clear out of the first division. The Wolverines' thrashing of Rick Mount's Boilermakers at the Events Building Dedication game had to be the highlight of the season for the Maize and Blue…

… year, the Wolverines had their chance and came through handsomely. After struggling early in the year to find a starting lineup, Michigan finally began to click when Bob Sullivan was moved to the center…

… post even though he gives up valuable inches of height to the opposition. The Wolverines began to move well because Sullivan began passing instead of shooting every time he got his hands on the ball. His…

… up the team by putting sophomore Bill Fraumann at center, but the Wolverines kept on losing. Only when he switched Sullivan to center and Dennis Stewart back to forward against Iowa in early February…

… did the Wolverines began to click. At that time Michigan was 1-5 in the conference and 6-10 over all. While losing that encounter 99-86, Michigan began to find itself, and has gone on to win four of its…

… last six games And in three of those victories, the Wolverines have had all five starters in double figures. Only in the Illinois game did guard Ken Maxey hit for less than 10. This overall balance…

… team. He also has proven to be one of the Wolverines' top scorers, hitting for a 17.6 average this season. Why, then did the Wolverines blossom so late in the season? While it was in part due to the…

…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tuesday, March 8, 2016 — 7 Wolverines cruise to another 3-1 weekend By JAKE LOURIM Managing Sports Editor The Michigan water polo team again…

… good right now, it’s definitely humbling.” This weekend, the Wolverines hosted four games at Canham Natatorium, knocking off No. 21 Long Beach State, 15-8, and No. 15 Loyola Marymount, 12-11, on…

… like a likely landing spot for the Wolverines (10-8 Big Ten, 20-11 overall) after they dropped games to Wisconsin on the road and then to Iowa to close out their regular season. Michigan coach…

… Sunday in Madison, the Wolverines squandered an opportunity to steal a rare game on the road. A one-point lead in the second half was erased by a 13-3 Wisconsin run. Six days later, with a whole…

… called him early in the sea- son, enough so for the veteran coach to refer to him after Saturday's 6-0 shutout of the Lakers as Michigan's own "Rudy." But the fate of the Wolverines' sea- son does not rely…

… firmly on the shoulders of Summers and the highly touted defensive corps. In the Wolverines' first-round sweep of Lake Superior State, the defense had one of its best performances of the season, limiting…

… ONE DOWN-The big reason for Michigan's emergence as a basketball power last year was big Bill Buntin, who led the Big Ten in rebounds and set the all-time Wolverine scoring rec- ord broken by Russell…

… this year. Here Buntin brings down a defensive rebound as frustrated Illini Tal Brody (12), Bogie Redmon (33), and Don Freeman stand idly by. Daily-Bruce Taylor' HIGH-SCORING SOPH-Wolverine sophomore…

… of them. No Big Ten school has ever won more than three winter crowns in the same year, but the Wolverines this year are likely to match that number easily, and could conceivably garner five first…

… the year will be played, and the basketball campaign will conclude with games Saturday and Monday. In the past four seasons, the Wolverines have done quite well for themselves in wintertime competition…

… COLUMBUS - Michigan began its 1984-85 season with a new head coach. Then-athletic director Don Canham hired former Wolverine hockey great Red Berenson to lead Michigan back to the national prominence it knew…

… the one he coaches today. Berenson's first season began well enough with Michigan, as his Wolverines won four of their first five games, including the season opener against Miami. "When we won, we acted…

…. The Wolverines finished in the CCHA cellar with an overall record of 13- 26-1. The lowest point of the season came when Ferris State took two high-scoring games from Michigan. "We were up, 7-2, going…

… into the third period and ended up losing, 9-7," Berenson said. "It was horrendous. That was the longest night." Numerous long nights followed as the Wolverines lost 26 and 20 games, respectively, during…

… tough. We needed to convince the players that they were good enough to compete." Berenson's fourth season (1987-88) proved to be the turning point for the Wolverines, catapulting them to the next level of…

… competition. Michigan won 22 games and finished fourth in the CCHA. The finish marked the first time since the 1980-81 season that Michigan had passed the 20-victory plateau. Three seasons later, the Wolverines…

…-1 thrashing of Ohio State Saturday, the players' thoughts turned to, of all places, Sault Ste. Marie. Why would the Wolverines be contemplating the happenings in the Upper Peninsula? Miami was playing Lake…

… night. Unfortunately for the Wolverines, the Lakers failed to hold a 6-5 third-period lead, as Brian Savage scored with less than three minutes remaining in the final period to knot the game at six. That…

… season when Lake Superior dropped two games in the next-to-last week- end of the season, giving the Wolverines the outright regular sea- son title. Players offered different reac- tions upon learning the…

…) is coming up and that's where the games really count. It would be nice to have hung another banner at home." Before Michigan could even think of the Miami-Lake Superior contest, the Wolverines needed…

… being given a bid. But Michigan coach Sue Guevara warned, "Nobody can predict what the committee is going to do." No matter if the Wolverines are going to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT, they need to…

… Wolverines have more than just a couple of days to put the loss behind them. The team's first practice after the Big Tens was today, and the tourna- ment's earliest games are next Thursday. Guevara welcomes…

…a 6B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - March 8, 2004 Columnist risks life, brings original wolverine mascot back to A 2 J. BRADY MCCOLLOUGH The SportsMonday Column SOMEWHERE IN THE "THUMB" OF…

… MICHIGAN - As soon as the Daily reported last week that a wolverine was spotted in Michigan for the first time in 200 years, I knew what I had to do: drive 90 miles north of Detroit, find him and bring him…

…, let me warn you: Not everyone has been converted to the claw. There's actually a tiny group of students called "Wolverines Against the Claw." What the ... ? Students have changed a lot since you were…

… here. They'll protest against anything, even wolverines having claws. So I'm curious, how much did you keep up with Michigan sports dur- ing your exile? Enough to know that we aren't winning foot- ball…

… hear about the "X-Men" or "X2" movies, by chance? Man, you had to bring that up, didn 't you? That Aussie Hugh Jackman has as much busi- ness playing a wolverine as Jim Harrick Jr. has teaching…

… wolverine mascot? They branded my backside with a block 'M 'At the time, it hurt like hell, but now it'll come in pretty handy. Alright, Wally. This is your stop. It's great to have you back where you belong…

…-ass rodent! Make yourself at home, Wally. J. Brady McCollough is delirious with excitement about the return of the wolverine to Michigan. If you share his feelings, or you think he's lost it, e-mail him at…

… in ti "And th to make the year With gan-Hari tightma IS-6 ove 14-4) a leading tition fo two sch lence ha was fitti ith Robertson Wolverines had toget through No. 11 Hartwick to win thisweekend's 'M…

…' still rolled invitational. After a tiring west-coast trip ugh "Elite Eight" the previous weekend dropped Michigan three places in the polls, By JAMES BLUM the Wolverines were desperate for For the Daily a…

… at the Wolverine end. BURNIN' HOLES IN THE NET: "Keeping it simple" - it's a small phrase that junior Louie Caporus- so has reiterated over the past few weeks to describe his recent offen- sive…

… AUERBACH rrom Page I B that we know for sure at this point is that the Wolverines will play in the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday afternoon against Iowa. "You've got to put it all togeth- er and just take it…

… that the Wolverines can earn four straight victories, win the tour- nament and receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. And I suppose it's fair to say, never count a Beilein-coached team out of…

… "lower-body injury," and that he did no know when Sum- mers would return. If Summers can't go against No. 2 seed Michigan State next weekend, the seventh-seeded Wolverines could be without their captain…

… minutes after ending their Michigan careers. As Ellerbe spoke about the Wolverines' 18-point loss to Ohio State in the quarterfinals of he Big Ten Tournament, the departing seniors sat mute, etting reality…

… and the jerseys change." ice you wouldn't believe. Next season, the Wolverines - M their existing players and a solid recruiting class - are going to have to account for 50 percent of the point produc…

… the confer- ence national respect," Guevara said. "If Purdue can get a national champi- onship it is a major reflection on the conference." GOING OUT WITH A BANG: For the Wolverines' lone senior, Ann…

… the Wolverines within seven points before the an eventual 86-73 loss. Lemire led the team in that game scoring a season high 22 points and grabbing seven rebounds. She also contributed 12 points in…

… with no outs. Only one Wolverine scored in that frame, but it was enough to take home the victory. The game-winning RBI was scored complements of a sacri- fice fly by Jason Alcaraz. Michigan's victory…

… over UCLA was a needed resurgence for a stunned bunch of Wolverines. After just giving up 20 runs to an inferior San Diego team, they had a lot to ponder during their drive up the coast. Michigan was…

… games in prospective. "It's just one game out of 56. I'd rather have them focus on what they did in the first two games," he said. This focus helped the Wolverines in Westwood, against UCLA, but it was- n…

…'t enough to carry them across the freeway to Southern California Michigan fell to the defending nation- al champions, 11-7. Regardless of this outcome, the Wolverines still were able to leave their mark…

… Sluggers to play in Alabama yJosh Dubow aaily Baseball Writer The Michigan baseball team returns south this weekend to con- tinue its early season schedule. The Wolverines opened their sea- son in Florida…

…, winning their first six before ending with two losses. Michigan (6-2) will participate in the South Alabama Tournament this weekend. The Wolverines will Pegin by facing South Alabama (10-5) today. Auburn (4…

… Center opponent the Wolverines have TV/Radio: become quite familiar with 7 over the past two years. After two convincing wins over the Golden Gophers last season, Michigan faced Minnesota for a third time…

… in the first round of the conference tournament. Perhaps expecting a third easy vic- tory, the Wolverines lost the game. A few days later, Michigan received the news that they would not be invited to…

… bit more complicated. Berenson constantly thinks about the consequences of his decision and its implication for the Wolverines of the present and the future. As Michigan begins recruiting with…

… coach at Michigan. … But we’ll re-visit all of that.” Still, it’s a question that looms ever larger now, especially with the Wolverines facing a tumultuous end of the season. Michigan’s final…

… the No. 7 Michigan soft- ball team's mantra this season and the Wolverines put their pitch and plate discipline on display this past weekend. Michigan won all four of its games at the Easton SEC…

… Wolverines (14-4) show- cased one-pitch softball in Friday's 5-2 win against No. 8 Alabama. Michigan was down 2-0 after the third inning, but stayed focused to rally back. The Wolverines scored one run in the…

… goaltender Hayden Lavigne skated towards Michigan’s bench. Senior forward Alex Kile took his place, jumping onto the ice and heading toward Minnesota’s defensive end to give the Wolverines a man…

… Wolverines, they wouldn’t close the deficit. Instead, the Golden Gophers scored an additional empty-net goal. With the final goal, Michigan (4-12-2-2 Big Ten, 11-18-3 overall) fell to…

… Championships at Crisler Arena with mixed feelings Sunday. The Wolverines placed seven grap- plers in the national tournament, but failed to capture aA individual title. As a team Michigan finished fifth behind…

… Wolverines were successful as far as being represented at the NCAAs, this young team learned that they need to compete at the highest level in order to challenge for any sort of title. "We saw that there are…

… Fry and goalie Bob Petrie - both from Bowling Green - were also named to the team. Botterill scored 19 goals and added 18 assists for the Wolverines. His 32 points in league games topped all CCHA…

… as a Wolverine and notched two game-winning goals. He also represented Canada at the World Junior Championships in December. Morrison, who missed the last three games of the s-ason due to a shoulder…

… some playing time." Schock appeared in all 36 games and had the league's top plus/minus rating for blueliners at +24. He led all Wolverine defensemen with 14 points. "I was surprised but happy at the…

… and did the job." The last Wolverines to make the All-Rookie team were Oliver, Wiseman and Ward following the 1990-91 season. "We lost a lot of guys from last year, so they had some pressure on them…

…," Wiseman said. "They came into Michigan with a higher skill level than most freshmen players at other schools." Other accomplishments for the Wolverines in their first league cham- pionship season since 1991…

…. The Wolverines, cam- paigning for a No. 1 seed in the show of shows - the NCAA tournament - needed another victory to help smooth their path out West. The Spartans were simply . hoping that the…

… their center, Mike Peplowski. For the Wolverines, it meant once again calling on the services of sophomores Juwan Howard and Chris Webber. And once again Howard and Webber answered the call. With Jalen…

… lone Wolverine field goal attempt, nine of 14 shooting from the charity stripe buried the Spartans. "You score first, and you gain an obvious advantage," Michigan coach Steve Fisher said. "Then they…

… second half." The Wolverines' most important defensive effort came after Webber knotted the game at 76-76 by hitting one of two free throws with 1:26 remaining. After calling a timeout, the See CAGERS…

… only have two words to say. "Meechegon Domination." Yes, the Michigan men's swim- ming and diving team came to Indianapolis as the overwhelming favorite, and it did not disappoint. The Wolverines won all…

… win). We felt we were definitely in the driver's seat." The large team victory was com- prised of of many outstanding per- formances. The Wolverines landed seven swimmers on the All-Big Ten conference…

… said. "I didn't really expect it. I ex- See TANKERS, Page 8 Wouda N ull loom EVAN PETRIE/Daily Wolverine champion Sean Bormet, here flipping runner-up Josh Robbins, paced Michigan's strong showing…

… Bormet. After a season of ups and downs, along with persistent health prob- lems, Michigan's 158-pound wrestler was crowned Big Ten Champion Saturday afternoon. Bor- met's performance topped the Wolverines…

… Wolverines finished fifth with 75.50. Bormet's championship match it- self was a rematch of a contest that took place on Jan. 16. On that day Bormet fell to Penn State's Josh eshowing first period. Early in…

… seeking the Big Ten ti- tie. What it received instead was a close second-place finish and eight national qualifiers. Nevertheless, its opponents saw a spirited and dedicated Wolverine team. Unlike Iowa…

…- ment, the Wolverines wanted a Big Ten title. "They got great team unity," said Wisconsin's Jeff Jordan. "They came in here, and they wanted to win this tournament really bad. They were all ready to go…

… of the season after los- ing to Iowa by a score of 76-55, two days earlier. The Wolverines raised their record to 6-10 in the Big Ten, 13-13 overall. Friday night, Michigan invaded Carver-Hawkeye Arena…

…, where sec- ond-ranked Iowa has won 23 straight games. The Hawkeyes (15- 1, 25-1) earlier this season trounced the Wolverines by a whopping score of 89-54. IN THE first half, Michigan came out strong and…

… dominance in the second half as Michigan's offense was stymied by a tenacious woman-to-woman de- fense. The Wolverines shot a dis- mal 39 percent with only Leslie Spicer (12 points) and Tanya Pow- ell (11…

…-up Wolverines. Michigan dictated the tempo of the game from the open- ing tip-off and led by as many as 18 in the first half. LATE IN the second half the Wolverines lost some of their in- tensity, and Minnesota…

… a balanced Wolverine attack in which five players scored in double figures. VanDeWege was pleased with one of his team's better perfor- mances this year. Doily Photo by ROBIN LOZNAK Wolverine Larry…

… and offering encouragement. This and the vocal home crowd helped Michigan a great deal as wrestling can often be a lonely sport. Though the Wolverines were not seeking any type of moral victory, they…

… the Track and Tennis Building. Michigan won last season's match against the Rockets, 7-2, and barring an upset, should win again. And although the Wolverines expect a few close matches against Toledo…

… everyone ready for the rest of the season." LEADING THE Wolverines will be No. 1 sin- gles player, Tina Basle. Basle, a returning senior, has already defeated Duke's Patty O'Riley this season, the country…

…." FRIEDER HOPES that the addition of Thompson will intensify competition for the Wolverines' guard positions. The Michigan helmsman is dissatisfied with the play of his current backcourt, Eric Turner and Dan…

… plays against our guards." Thompson believes he'll begin his Wolverine career as a reserve point guard. "I don't think anyone's going to beat out Eric Turner," he said. "But I think I can learn a lot by…

… recruiting a couple of big men." Page 9 Netters minus Kremer overtake Dlinois 8-1 By PAULA SCHIPPER The women's tennis home-opener served up a 8-1 win over Illinois on Sun- day, but the Wolverines could have…

… spot in the 1982 Big Tens, the Wolverines may have been overconfident on Sunday against Illinois, who placed only ninth last year. "We were a little too overconfident going in. The results were nice but…

… we could have played better," said coach Oliver Owens. During spring vacation's West Coast' matches, the Wolverines grew ac- customed to a faster court. "We're just getting into the season," said an…

… injured Kremer from the sidelines. "We haven't played much on a slow sur- face." JANE SILFEN, who lost the only Wolverine match of the day in a tough singles match (4-6, 6-4, 5-7) also had complaints about…

… champion and defending conference titlist Ed Cole finished on top. However, the Wolverines' other finishers on the trampoline were disappointing after they had placed one, two and three in the preliminaries…

… in the preliminary. This was a deficit that the Wolverines had never ex- pected nor one they could cope with, even though they had more qualifiers than Illinois, 19-16. Too Much Power' Said the blunt…

… consolation title while Murray was third in the 130-lb. division. only Wolverine Big Ten wrestling champion, winner yesterday. Corriere won the 157-lb. 1 .. Balance Gives Minnesota Mat Title; Corriere Gets…

… Ferguson gave a sharp performance to deci- sion Wolverine Dennis Fitzgerald, 4-0, for the 167 lb. crown. Wolverine Coach Cliff Keen was "extremely pleased" with the per- formance of his young team. "We were…

… justblowing smoke. These Wolverines are his first group composed of solely his recruits - players who want to play the rightway, who want to learn, who want to grow with their teammates - and their chemistry is…

… the biggest rivalry win for the Wolverines in years. Perhaps I'm out of touch; per- haps it's time to recognize what college sports are turning into, and it's time for the Wolverines to join up or get…

… the Wolverine ships today at Minneapolis, Minn. matches to be held there with talquad, Maurice Smith. Smith has Although the finals in all events will not be run off until tomorrow night, breliminaries…

…. Coach Matt Mann's Wolverines will rely almost entirely tunity to take top honors in three Chaimes. Chaimes has won only one on team balance in the races and strength in the diving. weight divisions. Those…

…- lumibs, 57-27, but the Wolverines are Jim Counsilman is a big favorite to Stark Defeated Once ceded a chance to cop the title. counting on their quota of four men regain the crown he held in 1943. Bob At…

… after he was defeated NeW Ito(Iser , I r>t t pose Ohio's Halo Hirose and Illinois' Iy relay but has little edge over the by illini Dave Shapiro. Shapiro had . . ohni Hauletibeek. Haulenbeek has Wolverine…

… expect the Bengals against the Michigan duo at Colun- raind g Mann will rely on Willard homa State champ, Kopel weighed to show added speed afield, especially bus. Wolverines Ralph Trimborn and talg ann…

… we have our energy up." But that's just the task that the Wolverines (8-8 Big Ten, 18-9 overall) face this Thursday at 2:30 p.m. when they square off against Min- nesota (5-11, 14-14) in the first…

… round of the Big Ten Tournament. Already, Michigan has defeated the Gophers twice, by a combined 38 points. On Jan. 21, the Wolverines traveled to Williams Arena and handed Minnesota a 71-55 loss. Then…

… Daily DENVER - The Michigan hockey team was leading Denver, 3-2, after two periods last night at DU Arena. The Wolverines held a four-goal ad- vantage in their total-goals first-round playoff series after…

… Milburn and Mark Perry assisted Mars' second goal of the night. The Wolverines upped the score to 3-1 at 10:18 when Mars took a shot which was stopped by Robinson and Ted Speers lifted the rebound past the…

… Hampson collected three assists. The victory was a bit marred, however, as a bench-clearing brawl en- sued after Denver's Ed Beers clob- bered Michigan's Joe Milburn, causing the Wolverine to slump to the…

… points to the Wolverines' 104. Michigan State claimed third place with 70.5 points, Wisconsin took fourth with 51, and the defending champion Indiana Hoosiers dropped to fifth in 1981 with 47. ANDREW BRUCE…

…, the former Trinidad Olympian, led the Michigan cause with a.4ouble victory, taking the 55-meter dash in 6.25 seconds and the 300-meter run in 33.8. Wolverine distance runner Dan Heikkenen won the 3…

…,000-meter run on Friday night, but his time of 3:50.03 in the 1,500 yesterday was not sufficient to catch the Big Ten record-setting pace (3:49.9) of Iowa's Ed DeLashmutt. Several Wolverines gave less…

… won the dual meet," coach Sheri Hyatt said afterwards. "That won't help us at regionals. Our real goal today was to get 135." KATHY BECKWITH stood out for the Wolverines by finishing first in two events…

… the floor exercise. The Wolverines entered the com- petition minus the services of Marian Lingstrom, who. injured her knee on Thursday but is expected to be back in action when the tumblers travel to In…

… want to get our scores up before NCAA selection time." Having Jim Round competing again in the all-around should improve team scores. But the Wolverines will have to overcome the loss of standout Glen…

… Saturday at 1 p.m. in Spartan Stadium. The Wolverines, the defending Big Ten champions, are hoping to improve on last year's 15-3 record. This year's team is led by senior captains Marc Silbergeld and…

… a daunting task. But on Friday, the No. 17 Michi- gan women’s basketball team (22-9 overall, 12-8 Big Ten) allowed No. 14 Ohio State (24-6, 13-6) to do just that. The Wolverines fell just short…

…-rounded offensive attack before missing a game-tying shot on the game’s final play. “I think this was an unbelievable basketball game,” Wolverines coach Kim Barnes Arico said postgame. “Like a really great…

… - untimely penal- ties, a goal in the last minute of the period by the opponent and a precarious two-goal lead. But unlike the previous night, in a 3-2 loss at Lake Superior, the Wolverines put a halt to…

… Wolverines protecting a 3-1 lead. The Wildcats seemed to have six men on the ice as they swarmed the Michigan net, using their energy to block three attempts by the Wolverines to clear the zone. "They came out…

…4B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - March 8, 2004 Friday's game MICHIGAN WOLVERINES MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS Saturday's game 4 4 s MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS MICHIGAN WOLVERINES 1 0 0…

…'s sin ird period while that" CCHA title. The Wolverines' (18-8-2, 2 tle outward emotion. Earning just one point in the regular season's final two weeks, the now-CCHA regular season champion Wolverines…

… feels teenagers. They've both been young journeymen, sympathetic for a Wolverine. But after Saturday's playing hockey in multiple states for multiple 1-0 Michigan State victory at Joe Louis Arena, teams…

…," said coach Carol Hutchins. "They all feel good about the trip and we played some great ball." The pre-season polls have the Wolverines ranked 18th. Over the trip, though, they showed that the polls might…

… have underestimated Michigan. During their 10 win, five loss road trip the Wolverines swept a two- game series from 13th-ranked Texas-Arlington, 5-2 and 4-2, as well as beating ninth-ranked Nebraska, 6…

… sophomores, and it is on their Michigan and Tonkoff of Illinois, strength in these bouts that will' meet in the 178 pound event. the Wolverines base their hopes The Wolverine grappler~ has been iof defeating…

…, :while Tonkoff avito in the 168-pound bout. {rane I has lost but one out of six matches. went through last season without a defeat till the final match with With Ed George, Olympic the Wolverines at the…

… allowed him to critique his own performances. When the Wolverines traveled to Fairbanks - which features the larger ice - in October 2005, Sauer allowed several bad goals en route to a 4-2 loss duringthe…

… series open- er. But this time, Sauer spent extra time before the games working on his positioning, and it paid off with a sweep. Sauer has also worked closely with the Wolverines' new goalten- der coach…

… and his Wolverine teamrmates open postseason play against Northern Michigan tomorrow. With Sauer's improvements, Michigan should be fine head- ing into the CCHA playoffs - and possibly the NCAA…

… Wolverines can count on him to keep them in the game almost every night. Michigan coach Red Berenson famously says he asks just one thing of his goaltender: that he gives the team a chance to win. During…

… almost every postgame press conference this season, Berenson has said Sauer has given the Wolverines that chance. It might be nice to have an impenetrable wall like Turco in net, but Michigan doesn't have…

… that this season. But what the Wolverines do have is a more mature goaltender than they did a year ago, which can only mean good things with the playoffs around the corner. Tankers eye big finish at…

…-ranked Wolverines. In their Michigan finale, both will compete for All-American honors in seven events as they anchor the team's championship efforts during the three-day com- petition. "It would be nice to end with…

… SO- and 100- yard freestyle and the 200-yard butterfly). Younger team members also have shown promise for the Wolverines. NCAA Sopho- Championships more Emily When: Brunemann is Michigan's Today…

… Hockey Writer It may not be easy for the rest of the league to keep the No.1 Michi- gan hockey team from winning its third straight CCHA title next year. The Wolverines captured their second straight CCHA…

…. In fact, 14 of the Wolverines' 25 players are either freshmen or sophomores. Part of Michigan's youth was rewarded Sunday when freshmen Marty Turco, Bill Muckalt and Robb Gordon were named to the CCHA…

… goals-against aver- age (2.82). His 24 wins rank him second nationally behind Maine's Blair Allison (28). Turco is the first goalie in Wolverine his- tory to make the ' k CCHA All- Rookie team. "One of…

… Wolverines were not slabs of meat who didn't want it enough. They were a tired bunch who gave it their all and wrestled as well as they could. When the meet was over, the Wolverines piled back into the team…

… vans for the long trip back to Ann Arbor. At some schools sitting by the coach would have been a punishment, but for any Wolverine lucky enough to occupy the seat next to Bahr, it would have been an…

… State as a regular game." There is one catch to the Jackson- King swan song. If the Wolverines lose tonight, they may very well be NIT- bound. It is possible that Michigan will host at least one game…

… done at least that much. As the Wolverines await a likely bid to the NCAA Tournament, Johnson has emerged seemingly out of nowhere as a go-to scorer. The contest against the…

… Tournament, Penn State’s players shouted “Right driver!” every time she touched the ball. Johnson scored 13 on 5-of-9 shooting in a blowout victory for the Wolverines anyway, driving whichever way she…

… the Illini puckmen turned on a power play offense. Illinois outplayed the Wolverines for the greater part of the game on the slower ice of the Coliseum but lacked a scoring punch. The home sextet worked…

… Blue had been shut out. The Wolverines, although their season has been rather mediocre, seem to have what it takes when up against the Champaign puckmen. In a previous appearance in Ann Arbor the Illini…

… as Wolverine Blake Thaxter. The Michigan backstroke depart- ment with Beebe, Francis Heydt and Dick Riedl are the outstanding dor- sal artists here this weekend. With Stanhope, the defending champion…

… Ten schools for the past six years, with the Wolverines going on their merry winning way. But, this year both Indiana and Wisconsin come to the meet loaded with strength, and ready, willing, and of…

… greatest importance, able to unseat the Mich- igan team. In their first year under the tute- lage of Ken Doherty, the Wolverines expect their well-distributed strength .to carry through to victory. They…

…'s former cham- pion, John Davenport. The Wolverine relay team comes to the test doped to finish no better than second or third. Injuries to three regular members of the team and to one of the substitutes…

… the crown. Dis- regarding last weed's topheavy score, the Wolverines' strength lies.in the same weights as Indiana's. The in- dividual matches in the Michigan- Indiana dual meet were largely close…

… affairs and withable matmen from other teams getting their share of points the Wolverines may slip in under the wire. Coach Keen has named outstand- ing men in the various weight brac- Elmer Gedeon, a…

… two met earlier in the year, the Wolverines won, 46-29. Not exactly close but of course the Yalies kets and the ultimate champions will very likely come out of these classi- fications. Among the…

… heavyweights is Sikich, Illinois, runner-up in the Nationals last year, andI Downes, Ohio State, Levy, Minnesota, and Jordan, Michigan, loom on the hori- zon. Inman, Indiana, Don Nichols, of the Wolverines, and…

…, left them Own there nearly uninter- rupted for the entire game and watched them mop the floor with a team - North- western - which should never have been a problem for the Wolverines in the first place…

…. Maybe it was just NORTHWESTERN 51 because six careers and a season were on the line. Either way, Blanchard led the Wolverines with a season-high 26 points - 17 in the first half alone - as the inspired 10…

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… defending champs, "Snip" Nalon and Dick O'Shaughnessy, held fast to their titles here last night to lead the Wolverines to their fifth Big Ten wrestling championship under Coach Cliff Keen. k Runner…

… try for a third title next year, since they are only juniors. Two other Wolverines, Andy Kaul and Joe Scandura, fought their way into the finals only to be disappointed by identical 8-3 scores. Compton…

…, who had been hand- ed the only dual meet defeat of his career by Kaul earlier this season, turned the tables on the Wolverine sophomore last night to retain his 137-pound crown. * * * HOOSIER Chuck…

… fall, both Kaul and Scandura added invaluable points to the Wolverine cause, as did teammates Miles Lee and Bronson Rumsey. Lee downed Purdue's Tom Han- kins, 6-2, in the consolation finals to capture…

… against Northwestern, it looked like it was going to happen again. With less than two minutes remaining and the Wolverines up by two, senior forward Bernard Robinson was pres- sured by two Wildcats in the…

… Michigan backcourt with no Wolverine close by to pass the ball to. Robinson lobbed the ball out of bounds, giving Northwestern a chance to take its first lead of the half. Then, after Wildcat forward Vedran…

… clinch the CCHA gular-season title, there was still one ay for the Wolverines to come out with e trophy. All they needed was a little lp from their good pals: The Ohio State ackeyes. When Michigan returned…

… to the Joe >uis Arena lockerroom after its 1-0 loss the Spartans on Saturday, the Wolver- es' focus gravitated towards Colum- is, where the Buckeyes were hosting iami (Ohio). Trailing the Wolverines…

… the RedHawks, the Wolverines needed a Miami loss to secure an outright CCHA title. A tie in Value City would split the title, and a Miami win would hand Michigan a runner-up conference finish for the…

… has definitely gone 1 awry. And Tambellini wasn't the only Buckeye bandwagon jumper, either. The entire team shared his sentiment. They were forced to. d The Wolverines had failed to take care of…

… tournament y Purdue Fielding Yost's worst GENNARO FILICE Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang D ETROIT -The scene out- side of Michigan's locker- room in Joe Louis Arena following the Wolverines' 1-0 loss to Michigan…

…'s triple brought Michigan within three of No. 6 Purdue in the second round of the women's Big Ten Tournament, and capped off a superb first half by the Wolverines. Unfortunately, the same could not be said…

…. Only one Wolverine came home with a title, while the team finished in fourth place. "As a team overall, I just think some of our guys need to season is a big step heading into NCAAs." Senior Foley Dowd…

… tnhgedol-the Wolverines' performances or were devoid, of error, and all Mich- ent; and grabbed caused them to turn in incomplete igan mistakes were taken advan- aces and all but routines. The most striking…

… Wolverines lost by Bob Diamond, who took a first le is out with a a number of points that could have in the side horse, and .Hailand, been theirs. Jim Hayslett, usually who added the tumbling title to ing…

… the equalizer. Michigan; as the tension mount- ed, pressed the six Tech skaters looking for a breakthrough. It came at 19:49. Don MacIn- tosh, playing in his next-to-last game as a Wolverine, stole the…

… injured two weeks ago, took a pass from MacIntosh deep in his own zone. The strong sophomore skated around the Tech defense and flipped the disk past Husky goalie, George Cuculick. Wolverines Dominate Play…

… The Wolverines dominated play for the remainder of the period but could not score. Play became ragged throughout the, second period. The lack of bench strength on both teams be- gan to show, and it…

… period. The Wolverine captain blasted rebound of a slap shot by Watt. With Michigan Tech, ample proof of having the est offense in the Leag looked as if the game we cure ,and that Childs woul his first…

… ( igan - Whi igan -- Doz gan - Hayr VISITORS SEEK REVENGE. CagesHos tIowa in Season's J&AL 0 For Information Call the Union Student Offices By HAL APPLEBAUM Michigan's Wolverines will try' to salvage…

… with Ohio State if they whip the Wolverines. Iowa will be trying to avenge an earlier loss to Michigan. The Wol- verines whipped the Hawkeyes 73- 65 at Iowa City in the opening game of the Big Ten season…

… gwill bring a Michi- gan victory. Remembering Illinois' 63-49 conquest of the Wolverines earlier this year, he states that "there is little reason to believe that the Illini won't goon to re- peat as both…

… Big Ten and NCAA titlists." Since a narrow defeat at the hands of the Wolverines last sea- son, Illinois has been undefeated in all competition. This season they have overpowered all dual- meet…

… Pitt Heading the Wolverine delega- tion will be Conference sprint champion Jim Pace. In addition to Pace, distance man Helmar Dollwet, high jumper Brendan 0'- Reilly, and a mile relay team com- posed of…

…. five straight vctiories, STON IGHT . Ron Kramer holds another rec- ord today - the three year Var- sity basketball scoring record. Although he did not lead the Wolverines in scoring this year, Kramer…

… wound up with 319 points to make his three year total 1,119. George Lee lead the Wolverine scorers this year with 334 points. The following is the complete fi- nal basketball statistics: FG FTA FT PF Pts…

… freestyle -- was. held and the tBuckeye's Jerry MNamee won it, to the surprise of no one in 19:08.3. Fritz Myers and Pete Fries of the Wolverines took third and fifth respectively to give their squad the…

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… expected the Orange and Blue of Illinois dominated the trials, placing 12 men to second place Michigan's eight. 'Indiana and Michigan State followed with six . qualifiers each. * * * SO FAR the Wolverines…

… distance in the time of 8.1, three tenths of a second shy of the conference record. John Vallortigara is the only Wolverine among the 12 quali- fiers. In this event the Illini showed their strength by…

… time of 48.8, almost two seconds better than the 50.1 turned in by Cirilo McStween, his nearest competitor. * * * BILL KONRAD, senior sprinter, was an unexpected qualifigr for the Wolverines. John Ross…

…, Illinois; Taylor, In. diana; Hughes, Purdue. Best Time- :08.1 by Williams. Final MCHL Standings W L GF GA Pts Dil y-Don Campbell NEAR MISS-Sterling defensive effort by Wolverines Alex Mc- Clellan (18) and…

…- ference swimming championships held here in the Jenison Pool yes- terday. The Wolverines of Coach Matt Mann, with 29 points, found themselves in third place as Ohio State's mighty crew swept to a commanding…

…Lachlan beat out Michi- gan's Burwell "Bumpy" Jones for second place, but Wally Jeffries of the Wolverines came In fourth to give Matt Mann's squad three needed points. Following Michigan's pace setting Davies…

… in the 220 yard breast stroke was Bowen Stass- forth of Iowa. Ohio State's Ger- ry Holan came in a close third. Co-Captain Stewart Elliott of the Wolverines wound up in fourth position to give Michigan…

… Coliseum to wreck Michigan Tech, 11-4, and pull into a tie with Den- ver for second in the Midwest League. The Wolverines and Pioneers both have won nine and lost three in the MCHL, leaving the disposi- tion…

… teams. The 800-yard freestlye, 400-yard medley, and the 200 medley relays all set Big Ten records, and Borges's 42.0 in the last leg of the 400 freestyle provided the Wolverines with their fourth relay…

… Ten meet records in the 100- and 200-yard breaststrokes. He was also a member of three winning relay teams. There were many other outstand- ing performances by the Wolverine swimmers. Rodney Van Tassell…

… was on three relays and scored 47 indi- vidual points. Tom Hay also com- peted on three relays and notched 27 individual points. Other Wolverine scorers included Dan Abuzzi (26 re- lay, 6 individual…

… finals for the first time in 1 meter. I'm happy with my perfor- mance (Friday). I was able to put to- gether the dives I needed to." The Wolverines now shift their focus towards the national title that…

… the mile run with a time of 4:08.45, Saturday, and placing sixth in the 3000 meter com- petition the evening before. The Wolverines had strong showings throughout the distance events, but their lack of…

… (6' 9") and freshman Jon Royce (6' 9") took sixth through eighth place in the high jump. Overall, Harvey expressed pleasure with the Wolverines' performances over the weekend. The squad placed more…

… JULIE HOLLMAN A horrendous nightmare. That's what the Michigan hockey team lived through Sunday night at Lawson Arena in Kalama- zoo. Western Michigan trounced the Wolverines, 10- 0, and eliminated them…

… saw the Wolverines suffer their third shutout of the season, the most for a Michigan team since 1943. FROM THE START, the Wolverines looked flat and unsteady. The defensive wall suffered from, as the…

… only lasted through the intermission, though. In the second period, the Broncos suffocated any chances for a Wolverine recovery. With only 1:32 gone in the frame, Western scored, increasing the lead to 3…

… maintained. "I'm not even sure whether they're even better than us." Nevertheless, the Wolverines did lose, they looked worse, and they were humiliated. "A 10-0 loss is just as hard to take as a one-goal, down…

… and from a team that had accomplished so much. The 1987-88 Wolverines were the first Berenson team to finish the season with an above .500 record. They were the first Berenson team to finish above…

… every Wolverine fell short of a pro- visional or automatic marks. Fortunately for Michigan, the general mindset of the team is converting the pain of failure to motivation for future performances. "This…

… Wilson Invitational was the last chance for all the Wolverines to participate, the new beginning - the outdoor sea- son - kicks off in just a couple weeks. This weekend presented the last chance for…

… individuals to qualify for the NCAA championships and set personal records. Most of the team just trained through the weekend, but there were eight team members who did participate. One Wolverine who took advan…

… country. The miscues continued for Michi- gan on the floor exercise. Becca Clauson's 9.900 was the top score on the event for the Wolverines. Usual leaders Ray and Ryals stepped out of bounds and fell…

… that I could point to from every meet. The bottom line is if we're counting mistakes or counting falls the team is not going to succeed." The Wolverines finished on beam, at the close of the season. As…

… on bars, where senior co-captain Elise Ray led the Wolverines with a 9.950 score, tying her season-high mark from last week against Georgia. She per- formed last, after senior Calli Ryals fell during…

… her routine. Ryals suf- fered a strain two weeks ago at West Virginia and was not quite back to all-around strength yesterday, com- peting in three of four events. Injuries have kept the Wolverines…

….100 score on bars, things got worse for the Wolverines when they moved to vault. After a 9.800 performance on bars, standout freshman Lindsay Bruck miscalcu- lated on her vault and sat down on the landing…

…. Because fellow fresh- man Clare Flannery also fell on her landing, Michigan had to count a fall, making it the lowest-scoring event of the meet for the Wolverines. "If there's a theme (to our prob- lems), I…

… athletes." Losing by a score of 217.925- 213.550, the Wolverines could never seem to get ahead of the Iowa Hawkeyes. And the double whammy of not getting the scores they felt they deserved and not performing…

… little upsetting, Unfortunately for them, the soothsayers proved correct, and the Hoosiers picked up their sixth cosecutive Big Ten title, while the Wolverines added to their string a sixth consecutive…

… serious doubts along the way. They fought like Wolverines right down to the final race. Michigan kept right up with the winners in first places with seven, while two went to Michigan State and one each to…

… beat defend- ing- champ Carl Robie in the 400- yard individual medley with a 4:17.3 performance. Australian re- cruit Bob Windle knocked off an- other Wolverine defending champ, Farley again, in the 1650…

… the meet, the 800-yard freestyle relay, to set a new Big Ten and American record, again at the expense of the Wolverines. The time was an incredible 7:02.6, an average of about 1:45.6 per man. Adding to…

… plac- Not Bad, for a Starter ers in the top seven. The meet began well for Michi- No, Michigan's Wolverines did gan with Farley winning the 500, not win the title this year. But but MSU's strength here…

… finalists 100-YD. BACKSTROKE-1. Dillte? (MSU); 2. Skogland (NU); 3. Or- widened the'gap to 47 points, land (M); 5. Kingery (M). Time- The Wolverines gained 11 points 54.2-. back in the 100-backstroke as I 400…

… Wolverines, the Spartans, and the Gophers, ran true to form as the trio pulled away quickly and were never threatened. Wisconsin fin- ished a distant fourth and Ohio State a way-off-the-pace fifth. Tight…

… four points over Michigan. The Wolverines, in turn, finished only a scant two points ahead of Minnesota. "MSU simply qualified more men for the finals," explained Fitzgerald. A check of the con- testants…

… pinning everyone 157-Pund-Beale (Wis) d. Grossi who stepped on the mat except (Min detault.Reinbolt (OSU) . the referee. The Wolverine sopho- Klein (Minn), 10-6. more put away Indiana's Marty 177-Pound…

… the third quarter, the Wolverines brought the game within five goals on a strike by midfielder Willie Steenland early in the fourth. But Loyola's 42 shots - and two goals coming in 50 seconds as the…

… clock wound down - proved overwhelming for Mich- igan freshman goalkeeper Emil Weiss. Loyola certainly dominated the stat sheet, outclassing the Wolverines in every major cate- gory, including faceoffs…

… coach in her 29 years with Michigan — serving as associ- ate head coach for 20 years. And while a transition to a new head coach could put the Wolverines in a rebuilding year following, Tholl has…

… in the circle. Mich- igan lost nearly all of its pitching productivity following right- hander Alex Storoko’s transfer. The Wolverines also lost two of its best hitters in outfielder Kris- tina…

… Editor Senilors never received descry b)gfarewell With four more wins, Brian Ellerbe TIf you were in attendance when the Wolverines lost to Northwestern, 75-70, on Feb. 28, you can stop reading this…

… cheers from its (few) loyal student fans would have given Michigan's seniors a proper goodbye. For the past two seasons, the Wolverines have honored their four- year players on Senior Day with no students…

… Jack Mar- chello, and 1954 titleholder Max Pearson, the Wolverines have probable finalists in three of the eight weight divisions. Balance Necessary The big question is how strong will team balance be…

… Wolverines, but said that six teams are In the running with Michigan, Illinois, and North- western all having outside chances. First Appearances Four squad members will be making their first appearances in1 a…

…, is the Wol- verines seven game winning streak, which began up at Mlin- nesota, could be stretched to nine if things are right. A factor in the Wolverine's fa- vor is that they will no doubt be relaxed…